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Practical solutions to optimise the management of your surgical instruments

In an environment where safety, efficiency and precision are essential, surgical instrument management plays a central role in the success of procedures. Reviewing processes can reduce costs, limit errors and increase team satisfaction.

 

How to lay the foundations for sustainable optimization? What solutions are available, and what gains can you expect from them?

 

In this newsletter, we explore concrete solutions and inspiring use cases to improve the quality of work of sterilization teams while reducing operational tensions.

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  • Evaluate your needs: Take stock of your equipment and business volumes, and identify current bottlenecks (waiting times, non-conformities, operational bottlenecks, etc.).

  • Analyse your workflows: Map the life cycle of instruments, from their use in the operating theatre to their reassembly. Highlight redundant or critical stages.

  • Involve your teams: Organise regular meetings with sterilisation staff, OR managers and logistics teams to gather their suggestions for improvement.

  • Prioritise actions: Start with simple improvements, such as harmonising references or introducing targeted training, before moving on to more far-reaching structural changes.

Rethinking your sterilisation processes may seem complex, but a step-by-step approach will simplify the task:

How and where to start?

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  • Digitalisation of traceability: Digital tools enable each instrument to be tracked in real time, reducing the risk of incorrect re-composition. This traceability also makes it easier for new staff to learn quickly.

  • Standardisation of boxes: Harmonising compositions for the same type of procedure simplifies the work of teams, reduces storage requirements and cuts down on unnecessary purchases.

  • Optimised stock tracking: Quickly identifying maintenance needs or under-used instruments improves overall efficiency and reduces costs.

  • Ongoing training: Digital platforms offer interactive teaching aids, enabling teams to be trained in a regular and engaging way.

Today's solutions make it possible to standardise, digitise and centralise processes, while simplifying day-to-day management. Here are just a few examples:

Solutions for structuring and automating your processes

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  • Time savings: A fluid organisation, thanks to standardised boxes, reduces re-composition times and increases reactivity in emergencies.

  • Reduced costs: Anticipated and measured management limits unnecessary expenditure. For example, guaranteeing a sufficient stock of replacements avoids blockages or emergency purchases.

  • Improved quality: More reliable and adapted compositions avoid double openings in the operating theatre, thus reducing unforeseen events in the supply chain.

  • Improved team satisfaction: By simplifying processes, stress is reduced and collaboration between departments is improved.

The benefits of an optimisation approach are manifold:

What are the operational and economic benefits?

Discover real-life examples and get inspired

Some establishments have already taken the plunge and are reaping the rewards of this optimisation. Read about their experiences and see how these solutions can be adapted to your needs.

Jean-Paul Averty

President and Founder of InWay SAS

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